LIQUID CARGO INC
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
43 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 5
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 38
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 45
- Annualized
- ≈23 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 5 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 7 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
14 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Dec 19, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
2 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 61 total · 4 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2025 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 5, 2025 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 12, 2024 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 5, 2023 | SC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 30, 2023 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 26, 2023 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2023 | NC | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2023 | IN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2021 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 12, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 17, 2021 | SC | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 2, 2020 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 22, 2020 | LA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 24, 2019 | TX | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2019 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 21, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2018 | GA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jun 16, 2017 | NJ | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 19, 2017 | ID | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 7, 2016 | PA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 8, 2016 | KY | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 23, 2016 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 9, 2016 | PA | 0 | 1 | Yes |